Checking In - Data Security

August 6, 2012

Tyler Davidson

Who’s watching you? Or, more to the point, who’s watching your attendees while their attention is firmly fixed on achieving the goals of their meeting?

Whether it’s credit card numbers or other personal information being pilfered, or maybe key corporate secrets that surreptitiously fall into the hands of a key competitor, recent headlines tell the story—your data is not secure.

Our “Who’s Watching Us?” Hot Topic feature this issue, penned by veteran meetings industry journalist Marshall Krantz, checks in with tech and legal experts to see how you can protect your attendees and sponsoring organization.

Take the first step in getting your meetings data security plan together.

About the author

Tyler Davidson is the vice president and chief content director for Meetings Today, which publishes the meetings industry trade magazine Meetings Today as well as MeetingsToday.com, various newsletters, webinars, the in-person Meetings Today LIVE! Hosted-buyer events and other meetings and events industry B2B channels.

Tyler has covered the travel trade for nearly 35 years. In his role with Meetings Today, which recently won the prestigious FOLIO: Eddies Award for best magazine issue, Tyler leads the editorial team on its mission to provide the most in-depth meetings content in the industry. Previously, he worked as the Asia, Canada, Pacific Northwest and Western U.S. editor at Travel Weekly magazine and TravelAge West. Before joining the dual editorial staff producing destination sections for Travel Weekly and TravelAge West, Tyler was the Africa, Israel, Middle East, Switzerland and Pacific Northwest editor at TravelAge West. He also undertook general news and feature assignments while working at the magazines.

Besides reporting on the travel trade, Tyler has covered the real estate industry, held various editorial positions at the San Francisco-based national satire magazine The Nose, wrote freelance technology industry pieces and covered the San Francisco 49ers and Oakland Raiders for a bilingual newspaper in San Francisco. He has a B.A. in Journalism from San Francisco State University, where he worked in various editorial capacities on its award-winning student magazine, Prism.

Contact: tyler.davidson@meetingstoday.com